PubMed · 14152657
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V MANDIC. 1964. [DISABILITY EVALUATION--AN EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM?].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14152657/
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common disease entity with the potential to cause considerable impairment in the quality of life (QoL) of millions of Americans. As there is no exact cure for PAD, thus representing a chronic illness, the goal of treatment is disease management including the prevention of cardiovascular events, and improving QoL by helping people with PAD live productive and satisfying lives. Disagreement exists between patients' clinically inferred QoL status and their perceptions of QoL exist concerning PAD. Whereas a clinician may be concerned with a physiological or anatomical abnormality that may ultimately lead to disease and discomfort, a patient may be more concerned with their overall sense of QoL, which is only in part related to their clinical health status. Thus, to truly understand the outcomes of PAD and its treatment, it is necessary to supplement the traditional clinical outcome measures with information from the patient point of view. In this article, we review measurement instruments available to assess patient-reported QoL, and discuss the potential these tools have for providing accurate and meaningful information to complement traditional clinical outcome data.
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Morbidity and co-morbidities in patients with lupus erythematosus (LE) result in an impairment, limiting activities of daily living. We compared the handicap, appraised by the German welfare system in patients with LE and their diagnosis, morbidities and co-morbidities, therapy, functional capacity, psychological status and general health. The data were obtained in an anonymous self-administered questionnaire conducted by the lupus patient association. 892 data sets were available for the trial. The mean age was 46.9y, disease duration was 10.3y. The patients had 3.8 concomitant diseases on average. 39.7% were still working and 35.4% drew a pension. 59.2% made an application for disability, which wasn't assigned in only 2.5% of cases. 82.6% had an average grade of disability of more than 50%. It demonstrated a good correlation to age, disease duration, type of LE and therapy. Predictors for a worse assessment were disease duration, osteoarthritis, cerebral insults and functional capacity. In conclusion the data demonstrate a fair appraisal of disability by the German welfare system in patients with LE. Self-administered questionaires can yield credible results.